CALL: DRIFT_INFORMATION
Contains, on return, the charge of the last particle that has
been drifted.
Contains, on return, the total drift time in microsec of the
last drift line that has been computed.
Contains, on return, one of the following strings:
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particle Meaning
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electron An electron or a positron has been drifted
ion An ion with charge +1 or -1 has been drifted
vacuum An electron has been drifted in vacuum
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The numeric status code has the following meaning:
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ISTAT Status code Meaning
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-6 Left the finite element mesh
-5 Entered a non-drift medium
-4 Hit a plane or a tube
-3 Abandoned
-2 Too many steps
-1 Left the drift area
0 Drift line not yet finished
1 to MXWIRE Hit wire ISTAT
MXWIRE+1 to 2*MXWIRE Hit a replica of wire ISTAT-MXWIRE
2*MXWIRE to 2*MXWIRE+MXSOLI Hit solid ISTAT-2*MXWIRE
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Contains, on return, a string with the status information
in words.
Contains, on return, the number of steps in the last drift
line that has been computed.
Keyword index.
Formatted on 10/11/98.